Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-06-24
THE OD1OUs BLATHEROON.
Some Reflections ON the Pc
culfarities OF the Beast.

| MT. 81 dHeS 1OWuScuU mas an al u
Gle in the Index relative TO an indi-
vidual he dubs the "Odious Blath-
Groom" James remarks as follows
concerning the animal:
Some men appear to know a
great deal, but it seldom flies to
their heads so that it can be util-
lied. The information they pos
sess seems to settle into the broader
part of their structures. Sitting
upon a cake of ice would be more
apt to cool their heated brains than
any proceeding. If reporter asks
one of these empty know:-alls for
information the answer will be
evasive, accompanied by a silly
leer intended to convey the idea
that be knows a great deal, but de-
clines to give 1t up Should he
condescenG to bestow bit of news
upon an eDquirlng reporter he ma
liciously garbles it, reservlng to
himself the right of coming back
at the newspaper man after it Is
printed"
James is right. If the men in
Carson who come under this head
were to be grouped in single mass
meeting the Opera House would
not hold them.
There are men in Carson who
steadily keep news out of sight for
fear that they will not have a
chance to meet the editor the next
day and taunt him on missing an
important item. There are officials |
In Carson who never give reporter
the slightest facilities for getting |
information, who will walk block |
out of the way to meet him and |
chuckle oyer some mistake in an
item picked up from street rumor,
which they might have given him
correctly had they felt so disposed. |
A public man, in whose Office i'm
portant business Is transacted, |
ought atleast put the newspaperman
on the track of it, remembering
that the duties of journalist in
small town are constant vexations.
and multiplied over any other citi-
zen's By at least five. The journal
ist is engaged daily with his shout
der to the wheel, trying to push
along the progress of the town, and |
he deserves the assistance of every !
citizen who has the interests of the
town at heart.
Every body feels at liberty to
criticise and find fault with a !
journalist, liberty they would Rot
think of taking with a grocer, a
baker or shoemaker.
Such remarks as these are showed |
on him as he walks down street:
why the devil amt you ever in
your office? | was there three
times yesterday.
Why amt you round the streets
getting news? You sit in your Of
fee all day"
Why didn't you have that fight
in the paper this morning."
Next day some other chap re-
marks:
Il see you had an account of that
fight in your paper. | think such
things might as well be left out.
A comma in the wrong place
changes the meaning of IA sentence.
y dot no larger than a fly speck
changes one hundred and seventy
dollars into one dollar and seventy
cents, and dozen men with brains
no larger than that sane fly speck
stop the editor on the street next
and laugh at his blunder.
We know OF at least 200 men in
this city who think they can run
a newspaper. Any one of them
who wants to run the APPEAL for
one day or one week can secure the
privilege provided he will print his
name at the head Of the columns as
publisher and editor. This offer Is
open to all for one year.
--wWEmm
NIHnCtrH'S aBrOnOrfinn